Several LSU players collected more All-American honors Friday.
The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) named sophomore pitcher Aaron
Nola and freshman shortstop Alex Bregman to its first-team All-American squad,
and senior first baseman Mason Katz was voted to the ABCA second team.

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Nola, Bregman and Katz were also named to the first-team ABCA
all-South Region squad.

LSU was also well represented on the Perfect Game All-American
teams, as Nola and Bregman were named to the first team.

Katz was voted to the
second team and senior pitcher Chris Cotton received third-team recognition.

The Tigers just finished a 57-11 campaign at the College World
Series, tying for the most victories in school and SEC history. LSU also set a
school record for SEC regular-season wins with 23.

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Katz batted a team-high .370 in 2013 with 14 doubles, 2triples,
16 home runs and 70 RBIs, and he received first-team all-SEC recognition from
the league coaches last month. He also was named a first-team all-American by
the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association just prior to the start of
the CWS.

Nola was 12-1 this season with a 1.57 ERA, and he recorded 122
strikeouts in 126 innings. He was voted SEC Pitcher of the Year by the league
coaches, and he also earned first-team all-America recognition from Collegiate
Baseball newspaper and the NCBWA. Nola is a finalist for the National Pitcher
of the Year Award presented by the College Baseball Hall of Fame Foundation.

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Bregman has been named National Freshman Player of the Year by
both Collegiate Baseball newspaper and by the NCBWA. He hit .369 this season
with 18 doubles, 7 triples, 6 homers, 52 RBIs and 16 stolen bases, and he was
voted SEC Freshman of the Year by the league coaches. Bregman is a finalist for
the Brooks Wallace Award, presented by the College Baseball Hall of Fame
Foundation to the nation's best shortstop.

Cotton tied the LSU single-season saves record with 16. He was
4-1 with a 1.16 ERA in 37 appearances out of the Tigers' bullpen, and he
recorded three walks and 47 strikeouts in 46. 2 innings while limiting opponents
to a .155 batting average.